progress city test drive #1

[progressmods]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Here You Leave Today And Enter The World Of Yesterday, Tomorrow And Fantasy. Welcome to Progress City's first official test drive meme! This game is a panfandom jamjar set in a flux dimension inspired by Disney Theme Parks (particularly Walt Disney World in Florida) and the original concept for EPCOT (a city that would connect to the theme parks). Whether you're looking to join us or are just here to play around for a little bit, we have a few prompts below for you - but you're also free to come up with your own!

Prompt A Whatever you're doing, wherever you are, you find a vintage-looking ticket. The next time you blink or close your eyes for any reason, you open them and find yourself somewhere else - Progress City's Ticket and Transportation Center. You have no idea how you got here, and definitely don't know how you got this weird thing on your wrist... You'll learn, eventually, that Progress City and it's world-class themeparks are a popular tourist dimension across this universe. People can get in here very easily, but for some reason, that unremovable band on your wrist isn't allowing you to use their transporters to get home. To compensate, you'll be offered a job in the parks and free housing for the duration of your stay. Is that something you're willing to take?

Prompt B While you're here, you might as well spend some time around the theme parks in your downtime. It's easy enough to get to them - the city offers free 24/7 monorail and peoplemover transportation to each park, and you also get a free annual pass for yourself with your stay (lucky you)! If you're at all familiar with Walt Disney World, these four parks will seem...remarkably familiar to you. But there's little subtle differences here and there that that make this seem different - and the ones in charge will seem confused by the concept of a "Walt Disney World". Must be a thing about different dimensions. Nevertheless, you're still going to have the occasional bit of free time here, so there's plenty to see and do here across all four areas. Go ride some rides and eat some Dole Whip, you crazy kids.

Prompt C With the housing, you also get offered a job by Progress City's mayor. Maybe you decide to take it, maybe you don't, he's not gonna kick you out of your apartment unless you deserve it. But this poses a good way to get some actual money. You'll be matched to a job around the resort - hopefully one you enjoy. You could end up working in the parks as a ride operator, serving food, managing a shop, working security, or ending up as a pool lifeguard. There are a number of possibilities here, and you can always change your job later on if you find one that may suit you more.

Prompt D Over time, the thing on your wrist changes. Namely, it'll start taking on new colors, designs and occasionally icons that reflect your character's personality and appearance. You'll find that by concentrating you'll be able to utilize your band to... cast magic spells, of all things. These also seem tailored to your character - summoning weapons, creating projectiles, putting foes to sleep? It seems that no two bands are alike when it comes to this. ...Occasionally, you'll spot one or two small ink blot-like creatures scurrying about the city or the parks, creating an inky mess and leaving a small amount of chaos in it's wake. Those don't seem advertised. Perhaps they'd be good to try out your new abilities on, or maybe you'd prefer to practice a little bit first.

Wildcard As always, feel free to come up with your own scenario if none of these inspire you!

Comments

Daria Morgendorffer | Daria | Forestcovered CRAU

[standingonmyneck]

A.

[She was back at school. She was doing her paper. Life was good. Or okay. Tolerable. Good. It was good.

She was going to class.

She walked through the door.

Only to be here. Daria stared into the distance, staring at her ticket and her wristband simultaneously. She clicked her tongue, slowly blinking.]

...Great.

[There went her normal life. Again.]

Here we go again.

B.

[Admitting defeat to her situation, she wandered around the park on her own. Her expression was as blank and bored as ever. Which was probably a major contrast to all of the smiling faces around. She wasn't miserable, more like a very tired veteran and sick of it. She would be waiting in line for one of the coasters, same expression. About to ride a ride, same expression. Hopefully if she killed some time having "fun", she'll get back to school.

Unless if you happen to catch her in the food line, looking at the high prices. Out of nowhere, she'd just say-]

For an arm and a leg, you can get a piece of meat the size of it. Seems fair.

C.

[There was a bored looking girl in front of the line, awaiting to take the tickets to a haunted mansion ride to all ride goers. But there was something else going on. The people seemed to be listening intently. A story was being told. Someone was speaking.]

-no man was none the wiser. After all, who would believe such a pretty face like that? She was never punished, and just got richer from every man she married.

[Spooky stories about ghost lore? Maybe her job, for now, wasn't bad. Maybe.]

D: Wildcard!!!

B

[iamthefbi]

Do you suppose they utilize real fowl in the production of their turkey legs?

[Cooper is. In awe of these things.]

C! what the heck, as long as i'm logged in

[scarredheir]

... and if you don't keep your limbs inside the Doom Buggy at all times, she might just see you as her next beau!

[ Who put a lion in a weird butler uniform. ]

Now, everyone! If you'd kindly step in, your host will greet you now! Kindly step in, and fill in aaaaaaall that dead space.

[ He's alarmingly good at the schtick. As the queue shuffles into the mansion, he turns to Daria. ] Remember what the host says; don't frighten them prematurely.

A!

[ilovepuppies]

[Star is just passing by when she hears that, and she turns on her heel to face the other girl.]

'Again'? Oh man, don't tell me you were stuck in a horrible, year-long blood ritual where you were locked in a room with twenty people and forced to kill each other, too!?

[She doesn't remember this chick from her endgame DON'T TELL HER MORE OF THEM HAPPENED]

Jim Hawkins | Treasure Planet | just playing around

[rattlingthestars]

B. Moving People

[ Honestly, Jim had intended to be good. Goodish. Good enough, at least on his first day. It was just that the peoplemover thing was a lot slower than it had looked from the ground and he's pretty sure he could get there faster than walking.

That's why he decided that keeping hands and feet inside the ride is overrated and and made a break for it. You might catch him walking back wards through the carts, head ducked down and saying - ]

'Scuze me, sorry, move!

[ - or maybe just hanging off the railing near the race track, looking like he's contemplating trying to jump into a car. ]

b

[yourfacemyfist]

[nope. nope. not today, jimmy.

the ride suddenly comes to a stop. a large man, appearing as if from seemingly nowhere, is quick to grab at hawkins from behind. you're the eighth person to try this today, and goddamnit, he's sick of it.]

Please remain seated until the ride is over. [in a voice far too threatening to be anything less than security.]

Princess Minnie Mouse | Mickey Donald Goofy : The Three Musketeers

[princesswhatshername]

A

[So for someone who has been unwillingly whisked to another world, Minnie looks... rather calm about the whole situation? She finds a bench, sits, smooths down her dress, and then waits, looking round. Anytime someone offers her a room, a job, etc, she puts up a hand.]

Oh, no thank you! I'm going to be rescued any minute now. I just have to wait right here, and my musketeers will come for me. Maybe you've seen them? An angry one, a tall one, and a little handsome one with eyes the color of pure love and romance?

[... oh boy.]

B

[Minnie's current favorite ride? The monorail! Cue endless Simpsons jokes here. Anyway, she's on her knees, looking out the window.]

My goodness, what an efficient way to travel! I had no idea the commoners had gotten so brilliant! They simply must be rewarded for their cleverness.

C

[Eventually she's convinced to kill some time with an actual occupation. Her job? Food service? There's just a tiny problem.]

There you go! I hope you enjoy it! ... So this is what commoners feel when they help someone. How wonderful!

[Aside from being politely condescending, she's NOT CHARGING ANYONE for the food. She's just giving it all away for free! Let her know what's going on, or get some free grub for yourself?]

D

Eek!

[Attack of the ink monsters! She has somehow climbed on top of one of those artfully decorative recycle bins, grabbing the ends of her dress, and shrieking. The original damsel-in-distress!]

Someone help me! Please! ... I demand that someone help me!

E - Wildcard

[Make your own prompt! And feel free to recognize/4th wall her, just expect her to be very confused!]

D

[andbegone]

[Y'know, one of the benefits of being here is that everybody's on a level playing field. It's not something Sheldon is used to, and he is loving it. It's even better when it's someone self-entitled like this.

People?? Thinking they can boss him around???? He'll show them.]

Wow.

[Leaning against one of the nearby food stands casually, just watching with an expression he's trying real hard to keep indifferent-looking, but it's hard not to look just slightly amused. By 'show them', of course, it means just causing minor inconveniences rather than... well, actually doing anything threatening.]

That looks like a real problem you've got there.

Gosalyn Waddlemeyer-Mallard | Darkwing Duck

[keen_gear]

D.

Keen Gear! She didn't know where that hockey stick just came from, but she was having a great time getting a feel for it... until she saw the shadowy things. She looked for her dad, sure it was some new villian, but didn't see him around. Probably off taking a nap on the People Mover. Alright, not the first time she got herself in the middle of a caper, and besides, if he wasn't there, he couldn't tell her no....

Time for an adventure! Shifting her grip on the hockey stick, she headed towards the direction the creature had gone, ready to pound some bad guys into pulp.

Though she probably wasn't paying as much attention to anything that might be coming up behind her as she should....

[derring_do]

Where there's one shadow creature, there's always more. Or. Well. Usually more, she wasn't going to act like it was a concrete rule, but Della had at least learned to keep it in mind whenever she ran into them.

She hadn't bothered going after the first one (the kid looked like she had it under control, probably, and Della would be really hypocritical if she discouraged her from fighting), but the second one, following along behind the hockey stick, caught her notice. Though, from the looks of things, it didn't catch the kid's attention. Which was perfectly fair, in her mind-- who really had time to look over their shoulder when they're raring for a fight?-- but it still looked like disaster waiting to happen. Better safe than sorry!

"Whoa, hey, look out!"

She took several large paces back from where she was standing before taking off in a sprint and springing into a leap, launching herself feet-first at the monster. Not her best plan of attack, and it certainly wasn't down for the count, but it was enough to distract it from the kid for the moment.

Even if her landing wasn't exactly graceful, Della did manage to roll back out of it without much difficulty, and immediately went about wiping ink off of the bottoms of her feet with a slight frown of disgust. She really hated those things.

Xion | Kingdom Hearts | SPOILERS! MASSIVE SPOILERS for Days and KH II

[nobodys_puppet]

D.

She was glad to have her Keyblade back at least. She still was trying to figure out where to hide all her potions, they were currently tucked behind the lockers by the entrance to Epcot, near the bathrooms. Someone might have missed the whole... offered housing memo. But the relief was short lived.

Heartless! Lifting her Keyblade she started after them...then stopped. And stepped back, conflicted. She couldn't stop them without the Keyblade... But she didn't dare further Xemnas' plans. She was supposed to be dead, and since she wasn't... she had to try to fix things, make them right, until she could find Namine or Riku to return her to Sora. But... how? If she left the Heartless to run amok, they'd just make more of them. If she destroyed them with the Keyblade...

She was going to have to take that risk. And hope Roxas and Sora could figure out a way to destroy Xemnas' Kingdom Hearts once and for all. Choice made, but still carrying misgivings, the hooded character raced off after the shadows, KEyblade in hand.

Dale Cooper | Twin Peaks

[iamthefbi]

b.
[Dale Cooper, clad in a colorful shirt, has thus far excelled in his theme park experience. However, he has failed in exactly one area. It is an area that many great men have failed in, and nobody could fault him for it. Yet, his shortcoming here is incredibly noticeable in that it’ll only serve to hinder enjoyment of his experience until further notice.

He has failed to acquire a FastPass for Flight of Passage.

Cooper is about 30 minutes into the 120 minute line. This is around the point where many would stop and question their decisions, yet firmly stand their ground solely because they’ve waited this long.

In contrast to some around him, Cooper continues to maintain a decent disposition as he retrieves a small recording device, far too clunky to have been acquired in one of the gift shops, and begins speaking into it.]

Diane. I am speaking to you now from the line of a theme park attraction of extraordinary length. The counter above the ride’s sign claimed that the wait time was approximately one-hundred-and-twenty minutes if one had not previously acquired a FastPass.

[He takes a look around, before continuing to speak.]

The visuals from where I am standing alone make this wait worth it. The money spent on this chunk of land must have been off-the-charts, and yet, it is a testament. A testament that with enough resources, technology and time, man can create an experience immersive enough to make one believe they’re visiting a strange foreign planet.

I must admit, Diane. Were it not for the delicious slice of blueberry cheesecake I acquired before joining this line, I think I’d fall for it.

wildcard.
[open to anything!!]

Re: Dale Cooper | Twin Peaks

[doobydoobydooba]

[The platypus in a fedora (in a weird looking park queue) is somewhat less impressed with his surroundings. It's nothing compared to what Phineas and Ferb can put together in the space of a day, after all. As it is, the main reason he's still sane is because he's a platypus. He's used to not doing much.

For now, he's cocking what passes for an eyebrow at Cooper, wondering what the agent is doing.]

ryan evans | high school musical

[yayashton]

a. looking forward from center stage to graduation day
[It's not like Ryan's a stranger to stepping into new roles. He accepts what they've told him in the Welcome Center with a casualness that probably unnerves anyone who happened to arrive at the same time and then steps out into Progress City proper and stops the first person who happens to go by.]

Excuse me, which way to the Mall of the Future?

b. improvisation without a script
[On his off time, Ryan can often be found at the France Pavilion in EPCOT. He likes living out his American in Paris fantasies, okay? A guy's gotta have dreams.]

c. any part you want can be yours
[As it goes, being a parade dancer isn't a bad job. After being given his costume, it's mostly a matter of showing up and performing a couple times a day. It's nothing new to him, however, and it leaves him with a lot of downtime during which you can find him in any number of backstage areas - usually with a Joffrey's cup in hand.]

Hey. When are you off?

B

[notcivilion]

[Today, the French Pavilion hosts a variety of guests, including a lion woman trying to set up a barricade in front of it with various chairs and tables and signs.

This is fine.]

Leonie Beaumort | Aviary Attorney

[notcivilion]

A

[What the shit is this place.

A woman with the head of a lioness has chosen to keep to the relative shadows as she sees these strange animals (not-animals?) walk and talk among themselves. They all seem to be wearing fancy fabric... Perhaps this is some new, bourgeoisie fashion area she's entered. They said it was a "park" but the sheer technological marvels around her seemed to suggest a much more expensive, less public, endeavor than she'd expect from that definition.

She doesn't think she likes it.]

B

[Leonie is a reasonable lioness who does reasonable things. But, well, those reasonable things are for the revolution of the French Republic. So there's going to be some cultural differences. Which currently involves overturning a "Festival of the Lion King" display in front of the Animal Kingdom's and firing her flintlock pistol into the air.]

Gentlemen! Mademoiselles! Hear my cry! Reject these false kings! They claim to speak for the people, yet they continue to line their own packets with coin! And where does that leave us?! Starving in the streets behind their "glorious" French Pavilion?! By our combined power, we can remove the bourgeoisie from their golden towers and take back these kingdoms for ourselves!

[She's very passionate.]

C

[At some point, the revolutionary has to get a job. She's not a fan but for the sake of the Cause, she has to earn her keep.

Which brings her to running a gift shop and probably arguing with anyone who will listen about the prices. Listen, $5 for a chocolate bar is insane, no one makes that much money in a year!]

im losing my damned mind i never thought i'd see an aviary attorney rper, im so glad??

[marryapanther]

A [Hey, if you object to the new bourgeoisie fashion style, don't worry! There's a completely nude black leopard wandering who appears to have spotted you! How's this for a fashion statement? Bagheera's... curious. Well, confused, more than anything- he's never seen a wild animal walk and dress like a human. Maybe this young lady is the opposite of Mowgli- is this what happens when man raises a wild cub like a man? It's this line of thought that leads him to approach.]

Princess Anna | you know it | come at me!

[ordinaire]

B1 - MGM Hollywood Studios

[ The Arendelle Princess, though not familiar with much of the way things go in this strange place, was taking full advantage of exploring the parks. In the corner of the park, Anna stood staring up at the tall pink building, screams echoing from it every few moments. She'd already gathered the concept behind the rides from asking around a bit- but the question now was... Does she want to try it?

She's jumped off a mountain into a heap of snow before, which is definitely more scary and dangerous than that ride could possibly be. Right?

She tugs on one of her braids and chews on her lip- she could just go shopping instead. Or watch the actors perform on the back lot. With a deep breath, she nods her head and starts her way towards the Tower of Terror. Watch out, everyone, there's a very determined Princess marching toward the ride. ]

B2 - EPCOT

[ For a sheltered Princess like Anna, EPCOT is a dream come true. As soon as she catches wind of the fact that there's different nations represented, she skips past the 'future' part of the park and starts her journey 'around the world'. She can be found at food stalls in every nation, blinking at the menu and turning to ask: ]

If I had to try ONE thing, what would that be?

[ Except for Norway. Anna stops as soon as she happens upon the pavilion, eyes wide at the familiar sights- and okay, she might be tearing up a little. There was that homesickness that she's been suppressing since she arrived. When in Norway, she can either be found outside, trying her best not to be too emotional... Or inside Kringla Bakeri, eating Kjøttkake or school bread and.... still trying not to be too emotional. ]

WILDCARD

[ ooc; have a different idea??? come at me! i'm easy. :D :D ]

b1 ofc

[pungency]

Anna ...

You're sure about this? ( comes the voice behind the princess, one hundred percent sounding like he's not too sure about this. but, well, if anna's in, then so is kristoff; he's definitely not afraid of heights, but the way this place looks is giving him pause considering he's an actual sane person. have the people who work at this ride just never bothered to dust the cobwebs away? jeez.

anyway. ) I heard there's a sing-along in this park — you love sing-alongs.

( plus, he bets that building's a little cooler than the sticky humidity of this city's air — especially considering he feels more than a little overdressed for the occasion, pulling his wool-lined hat off even if it means his hair is an abomination underneath. when isn't it? )

padme amidala | star wars

[herbrokenheart]

B1 - Magic Kingdom

[ Padmé's not too sure about this place, about everything. But that doesn't stop her from trying to take it all in and learn as much about it as she can. She's already managed to find something to wear that looks more local (they called it a "millenial pink spirit jersey", whatever that means, and jeans)... but a little light shopping to keep her wardrobe appropriate wouldn't be a bad idea.

And these "ears" were cute. ]

What do you think?

[Much later in the day, after she's walked around the park a few times and has even given a few rides a try, she's found at the dessert party for the fireworks in 'Tomorrowland'. Her plate is packed with treats that she slowly picks at, leaning against a table on the terrace. It's been a while since she's seen fireworks- since there's been something worth celebrating back home, she's quietly excited to see the spectacle they make of it here.

Should someone approach, she'll make small talk- as she's still trying to figure out the way everything works here.]

Have you seen the show before?

B2 - Animal Kingdom

[ While her time in the other park was spent shopping, her time here is spent just soaking everything in. She finds herself exploring Pandora first thing, the 'alien' plants not as strange to her as they may be to a native- though still not something she's familiar with. Much of her time in that section of the park is spent leaning against the fence, watching the floating waterfall from a distance. She could be coaxed onto one of the rides if asked, but for now she's just enjoying the atmosphere and people watching.

The ride for the safari later is long, something the young senator wish she'd have taken into account before attempting an afternoon go at it instead of the morning. After thirty minutes, she turns to the person closest to her and huffs out a short laugh. ]

How many times do you think this line winds around?

[ After dinner at Tiffins, Padmé can be found in prime seating for the Rivers of Light show, elbows on her knees and chin in her hand as she watches the performance with shining eyes and maybe a tear or two. She whispers, more to herself than anyone else: ]

This is beautiful...

WILDCARD

[ ooc; Have an idea?? throw it at me, I'm down! :D ]

spike spiegel | cowboy bebop

[halfsighted]

PROMPT B:

[ He had to try one, they said. Dole whip, they said. Magical, downright life-changing, they said.

Spike, while absolutely the type to look a gift horse in the mouth, absolutely knows better to deny himself good food. It may not be free, but hey, this time, he has at least a little spare cash to pay for it.

That part's nice. Does the teenager behind the quick service counter think so? Probably not.

Spike leans against a palm tree, the bark poking into his blazer and sticking it to his skin. Too hot in the tropical sun. Reminds him of Mars. The ice cream melts in the plastic spoon before he shoves it into his mouth. He ponders. Makes a face. Then, slowly, slowly, he lifts the plastic cup toward the sun, the yellow pineapple juice swirling with the ice cream.

This isn't what he wanted.

So he sighs. It's heavy. He deflates before he trudges back to the tiny ice cream stand, where he pushes in front of the next person in line to place his cup back on the counter. ]

This isn't what I wanted, [ You know, in case you missed that. He sighs. He blinks. He pauses. ] You could at least put a little rum in it, or something.

[ Or a lot. What is a dry park? WE JUST DON'T KNOW. ]

PROMPT C:

[ And since he's already clearly having the time of his life, they decide to bless him with a suit.

A fur one.

An orange fur one.

You know - the one with the bouncy tail? Yeah. That one.

They've told him not to eat in costume. Spike Spiegel will eat wherever he damn well pleases, and he'll eat a lot. One of the perks of being a character performer (actually, the only perk): long breaks. Long breaks. And long lists of rules. He's sure he heard something about going through the park in costume, but here he is, dragging his feet through not-Frontierland. At least that fluorescent orange head tucked beneath his arm, even if he's wearing the rest of the suit.

What? The water from the log flume feels good on his face. Maybe orange is his color. Nobody wants to see the basics underneath, anyway.

He doesn't say anything to anyone. He calmly, nonchalantly gets in line at one of the food carts, sweet scents of churros mingling with the sting of turkey legs. There's chatter. All around him is chatter. The grumbles of his stomach drown it out. ]

WILDCARD:

[ i'm lazy. cyoa, fam. ]

C

[misdealer]

[ Faye thinks that maybe, a long time ago, this place would have been something she liked as a kid. Maybe.

But she also thinks that what she needs in the present-right-now is a very very long smoke break. Unfortunately for her, her pack of cigarettes were confiscated earlier, and of course the family-friendly park doesn't sell any she could try to smoke in secret anyway.

Wearing a yellow rain poncho over her cast costume (her attempt at "I'm on break, don't talk to me"), it does nothing to hide the way her short hair is done in a messy up-do. The heat has her makeup looking glossy, and her legs still seem bare apart from flats replacing her usual boots.

She's near the flume, mist spraying everywhere, when she spots the walking tiger-character without its head piece. The poofy hair and gait, unmistakable even from the back. Great. He's here, too. ]

Hey, [ a tap on his shoulder ] Animal Kingdom's the other way, tiger.

dale cooper | twin peaks

[firs]

PROMPT C

[ He's not the FBI.

I mean, he is. Still. For sure. No post-Lodge fuckery going on with this Cooper, and he still doesn't know who killed Laura Palmer. But he is the FBI.

Except right now. Right now, he finds himself on the back of a train, one with yellow cars that rattle over tracks that need to be oiled (they'll get to it. It's monthly,
like clockwork, and Cooper just has to put up with the clang and the squeak in the time being). ]

Ladies and gentlemen, as we approach the next station, please make sure you remain seated. All the better to enjoy the beautiful view we have today.

[ Admittedly, he does like the spiel. It's educational, and he'll take any chance to talk about the native wildlife, but more than that, he enjoys this stretch. He enjoys leaning off of the train's railing, yellow paint chipped, observing the evergreens and the way the leaves fall. They make a canopy over the tracks and gently sway in the breeze. Tranquil. Elegant.

Until the train lurches to a stop. Cooper frowns and straightens and turns, leaning half his torso over the railing toward the front of the train. Smoke. Light chatter,
quickly overwhelmed by guest confusion. He grabs the microphone from his control box. ]

Again, ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated. We'll have this old man up and running again just like that. [ He chuckles, and snaps his finger,
but he doesn't believe it himself. This is different. There's no signal from the engineers, and Cooper frowns before he jumps from the back of the train, his feet crunching in the leaves as he walks toward the cab. ]

PROMPT D

[ Eventually, things slow down. Taking the trains off of the tracks is one of Cooper's favorite parts of the evening: a long ride with the wind blowing on his face. He could do without the darkness, though - enough of that recently, but soon enough, the bright lights of the roundhouse come into sight.

What? Where did you think they kept the trains and monorails?

The pungence of gasoline hits him immediately, harsher than cigarette smoke. He breathes it in, turns off the memories of red curtains and motor oil.

The process isn't difficult: check the train and clean it. Cooper's got his rags and his degreaser when the spot catches him: a little black blot just out of the corner of his eye, scurrying through the roundhouse and behind the metal fence barring the entrance from the trains. Another and another roll out from the shadows to join the first, and Cooper, his hand hovering above a train wheel, can't look away. ]

Would you look at that...

[ He glances around the roundhouse. The engineers are busy. Another conductor hasn't rolled through yet. And there's several minutes before his shift's over.

What could a little adventure hurt? ]

WILDCARD

[ yeehaw. ]

Riko Sakurauchi | Love Live Sunshine | ota

[guiltykisses]

I) not in Uchiura anymore

[Riko had been upset, for a number of reasons, most of them revolving around her school. after visiting with Chika and the other members of Aqours, she’d gone up to her room and found the old ticket sitting on her piano. she touched it to move it, but not before looking it over with curiosity. she wondered where it had come from.

then, when she closed her eyes to sit down, she found she was no longer in her room. she was in a strange place. she looked around, only noticing later that there was something around her wrist. she could not remove it.

so, here she is. she’s very confused, and she’ll stop the first person she sees to asking them]

U-umm... excuse me! Do you know where I am? [that sounds stupid. she tries again] What is this place?

II) a world of laughter

[it’s been a few days, and Riko’s gotten a place to stay. she is concerned, though, because there doesn’t seem to be a school around here. or, if there is, she hasn’t seen it yet. not that she needs a school, but she’s been told she needs to get a job. fortunately, her job is being an entertainer!

...unfortunately, being an entertainer here means donning a hot and heavy costume, completely with a big head and small eyeholes. she can barely breathe in here! how does You stand it?

she’s handing out balloons to people, and trying to be friendly, even as the hot sun pours down on her] H-hello! Welcome to Fantasyland! Please be careful, and enjoy your stay!

[can she go back to being a school idol now?]

III) wildcard

[got another scenario? put it here, or poke lovebakery for plotting!]

ii

[titularly]

[riko are you prepared for someone running right into you from behind]

Catch me now, suck--AAAAAAAAAA!!!

[cause there's a short drunk man running right into you from behind]

Elizabeth | Persona Arena

[elevatoravatar]

A. So there was a ticket, and now she is here. Now Elizabeth is less concerned with the bracelet and more concerned with the fact that Thanatos is nowhere to be found. Tapping her cheek she looks down the street and ponders.

"My persona is not responding. Hrm.... Were I an all powerful avatar of death that for some reason obsessed at watching females in various states of undress where would I be."

With that she tucks her persona compendium under her arm and starts down the road.

B. Haunted mansion, pfft. This was no haunted mansion. This was no realm that the dead roamed, trying to connect once again to the mortal coil. This wasn't even a den of shadows. There was no smell of ectoplasm, or even the chill feel of death. This was a cart that drove around several light projections. Upon getting out Elizabeth was not certain if she felt more cheated or lied to.

With that she walked looking for someone who looked like they had a clue what was going on, "Excuse me, that was not a den of shadows or ghosts. Do you perhaps know where a real place like that exists?"

D. So her band had changed, it had turned blue but that was only sort of interesting. A card had appeared, that was more interesting. Upon raising it and inserting it into her bracelet Thanatos' sword appeared. Raising it she grind darkly, her eyes twinking in an unwholesome way that may have murder behind them, or glee in the fact that something familiar was there. Either way she then looked to the side and noticed something.

There was an inky shadowy thing leaving chaos behind it. That sort of thing was most definitely, probably, at least potentially a shadow! Something to fight! Something to slay! A way to grow stronger! So she pointed and charged.

"You! Shadow! Do not run, for I Elizabeth am here to challenge you to a duel!"

Scrooge McDuck | Ducktales (2017)

[unclemoneybags]

A

[He was in his business room about to sign another contract that would make him Millions - no, Billions! No - trillions more than his feathery hands can count! He's been to weirder places- being an adventurous explorer and all, but never was he taken to an amusement park. Not even in his youth did he ever go to one. Just another waste of time.

There's a mysterious ticket in his fist and a strange contraption around his wrist. Try as he might, he can't pull the damned thing off. A series of tugging and pulling at the band happens before walking towards anyone nearby the annoyed duck, pointing his cane at them to get their attention.]

D'you know how to take this blasted this off me? It's strapped in tight and I'd rather leave than dillydally along in this god-awful place!

C

[Being away from the very thing he holds dear to his heart is the worst torture anyone can ever bring to him. He misses him so much; his warmth, his touch, his finish.

His number one dime. Oh how he misses him so. Stuck in this neverending land of laughter and funtime. Well, at least he’s back to earning his dimes from scratch. In the small amount of time being here, Scrooge found a job as head cashier in one of the many pizza joins littered in the amusement park. It may not be the same as financing and running a big business, but the feeling of being in charge and handling money is the same. He’s not happy, but he’ll make his time here worth it. He'll work his way up the ranks and run this place out of business. Or, perhaps, make use out of it? He has to think this one over.

In the meantime, you can find the old duck running one of the cash registers when he's supposed to be on break. He’s got an unfortunate case of resting bitch face but his tired eyes shine when a customer answers cash to his monotonous “cash or credit” inquire.

And I don't suppose you'd like to switch up a poor old man's day by ordering something other than pizza, would you?

[he doesn’t even try to make himself sound welcoming anymore.]

A

[derring_do]

[Della's got her back to whoever the newcomer is-- she's used to dealing with them by now, they always ask the same questions but she likes being around to help, anyways. It's kind of just routine at this point, so she doesn't even bother turning around when she answers.]

No, sorry, I've been looking into it but it seems like it's stuck tight. But if I figure something out, I'll-- Uncle Scrooge!

[Yeah, her brain took a bit to catch up with her mouth, there, but she recognized the voice well enough after a while. She whirls around on a heel, throwing herself at him suddenly and wrapping her arms around his neck before pulling back abruptly, mind already racing again.]

What are you doing here? [She holds up a hand immediately after she's asked it.] Wait, never mind, I know how you got here. I just wasn't expecting to see you!

kim possible | <---------

[basicaveragegirl]

B

[ so this is a thing.

kim is basically playing a waiting game here in the parks. eventually something will make sense. she'll find whatever bad guy was behind her placement in the parks, or some clue will give her an idea of how she fixes things. either way, she needs to look around.

so she isn't exactly enjoying her time in the magic kingdom so much as searching the place. currently, she's looking upward, wondering how she could scale cinderella's castle without her usual equipment. ]

C

[ security made the most sense for kim to pick up as a job. many of the other inhabitants there are stuck just as much as she is, so her reflex is to take care of them however she can. so while she doesn't exactly trust the system she's working for, it's the best way to get info and to look out for everyone else.

she's wearing a uniform, but she's adjusted it to fit her own personal style. she sticks to the edges of the park, stealth being high priority for staff that might be interpreted as "hostile" - something about keeping things magical. But her eyes are sharp, watching out for anything out of the ordinary. ]

C

[allknowledgegoodknowledge]

[Eclipsa, alleged evil Queen of Darkness, is completing sinister acts around the park that a righteous hero may need to stop.

Aka she's taking handfuls of chocolate from the local shops, a stack of novelty park hats and shirts, and anything else she can carry and just. Walking out the store without paying. Probably right in front of Kim too.]

Eclipsa Butterfly | Star Vs

[allknowledgegoodknowledge]

B-1

[Well, mass kidnappings are no reason to throw a huge fuss. No, Eclipsa sees no reason to run about in a panic. In fact, she can be found all around the park with a teapot and a cup in hand. Whether its on the Dinosaur ride or the Mountain Railroad or Splash Mountain or Its a Small World, or whatever ride you please. If you happen to sit next to her, she casually offers you a cup of tea.]

Pleasure to meet you. Would you like a cup?

B-2

[She does, however, seem to get mildly peeved at Hollywood Studios. Not upset, mind you. Just mildly irritated. And currently the poor worker at the Twilight Zone ride is left to deal with her frustration.]

-I've been betrayed by one of your rides before. He turned human again at the end of that piece, which I thought was a rather senseless waste of time. Its Beauty and the Beast, not Human and Human.

Ma'am, the ride really doesn't allow-

All I'm saying is, if there are monsters on this ride, they must be tired from working long hours and could maybe-

Ma'am.

[This'll just. Keep going.]

C

[Everyone's got to work eventually and Eclipsa's found herself at a chocolate shop. She actually seems to be quite good at it, with a general aura of good cheer and merriment. She can heard trading recipes with customers, eating way too many samples, playfully encouraging little ones, stealing from the register, and offering all sorts of wonderful new treats for all the visitors to the park. Its fine. She's good at this.]

B-1

[angelgoatdemon]

[Haha oh boy! A fellow Magic High Commission member tags along for the ride. The goat respectfully nods and accepts the tea cup, taking a couple of tentative sips. He looks anxious at first, unsure of how to feel before eventually relaxing into the ride's seat.]

...

[And suddenly, the goat just talks.]

Fine weather we're having here today, your majesty.

Mike | Half in the Baaaaag *Beer bottle clinks*

[whatarenext]

A.

[Can't a full grown man pick up garbage from the floor without consequences? He has a marriage scam to get back to!

Now he's in a theme park with some Logan's Run shit on his wrist. Remember that, kids? That's a movie. Mike's attempts to get this off amount to mostly...repeatedly smacking himself in the face.]

Awwww shit. What is this crap??

[Somehow this adult man stumbles and falls over himself despite nothing impeding his way.]

Excuse me, but did anyone drop an iWatch at the Toronto film festival?

C.

[Somehow Mike managed to convince someone that operating the teacups was somehow a good idea. And what an idea it was!

Mike somehow again falls asleep at the controls to a long line only to startle himself awake.]

...thaaaaat's right, Jay! But did you know George Lucas made THX 1138? A movie no one has seen or talked about?

[Laughs.]

Like he's made any memorable movies!

[Internal witch and demonic laughter.]

c

[itsthecount]

[Remember Mr. Plinkett? Well, your supervisor might remind you quite a bit of him, only much more awful and smelly - somehow.]

Don't job on the sleep, wretch! You have capitalism to fulfill!

lars barriga | steven universe

[offcolour]

i.

--you want me to work fast food?!

[There's a shrill voice that's able to be heard near the transporters, sounding absolutely enraged. If you go to see who it is, you'll see a tall, lanky and pink teenager dawning a very fancy outfit, and he's screaming at some poor confused worker.]

Oh no, no no no no! I just got outta that life! I'm not going back to it!

[Before the worker can say something, the teenager stalks off, running right into your character on his way by and for a moment he looks like he doesn't care-- buuuuut ultimately he stops and turns around.]

Sorry, are you okay?

ii.

[Well. Here he is. Angry pink boy serving churros. He's since changed out of his captain uniform into one of the uniforms cast members wear but he's not.. bothering to put on a fake smile for the customers. Actually, the moment a new customer comes up he'll start complaining to them as if they're his best friend.]

Steal a spaceship to try and save the world or whatever and for what? Another stupid job working customer service?!

[He hands you a churro.]

I didn't die just to be put back into the same dumb box I was in before, y'know?! Ain't this all messed up to you, too?!

[lars stop this poor customer just wants a baked good]

ii

[allknowledgegoodknowledge]

I know exactly how you feel. Being trapped in one place when the world awaits must be endlessly frustrating.

[Just. Casually leaning up against the cart, already munching on her treat.]

Mirio Togata | My Hero Academia

[hyakuman]

B
[ After being assurance of where he is, he still takes guard. But it's nice to get some information and some idea where he currently is.

He hums as he explores around the park areas. When he lucked out enough that he's been to Disneyland back at home, the Tokyo resort, when his dad saved money for a fun vacation. And, there had been initial plans to go to the seapark that eventually fell through as Mirio got busier and his dad god older. The one back home is big, but nowhere big as Progress City though he can see the uncanny resemblance.

Mirio stops and recognizes a ride, he runs up near the entrance. Thankfully it's surprisingly a quiet period. He asks the nearest person. ]

Sorry, this has to be a weird question, but you know Disneyland right? That's Space Mountain from Disneyland's Tomorrowland, right?

C
[ If Mirio shows any complaint, it's definitely not showing in his face because he's giving all the enthusiasm he can get. While some signs of exhaustion cracks through whenever a kid starts to throw a tantrum at him, he doesn't break the cheery attitude as he serves them food. No matter how rowdy the guests can be, he continues to be an unbreakable force.

The moment when he gets to the break room, he lets out a sigh of relief and calls out to you. ]

Hey, you don't think the boss would mind if I lay down on break for a second right?

[ He's leaning against the wall, Mirio looks like he's about to fall any time. The kids aren't bad, he was just not prepared to handle them every single moment like this. ]

D
[ In a way, it's nothing short new to him. Sort of. The sensation of familiarizing himself with an ability makes him think back to early childhood, this time however, he has a sense of idea what kind of adjustments he needs to do. It's nostalgic in it's own way, though it's probably because he remembers the satisfaction of mastering his permeation more rather than the scares it used to give him.

It still scares him, but he moves forward nonetheless.

Despite the lack of coordination, even the untrained eye can notice the rapt and serious expression that Mirio has as he tries to experiment through the flight spell. He would gently land his feet back to the ground, then jump up again before activating; rinse and repeat, with the only changes of him switching directions or posture. Whatever works to learn more about this new ability! ]

A

[standingonmyneck]

Either that or it's "Galaxy Hill".

[Seriously...this place was everything Disney and yet...not. It made her wonder often if this was a copyright issue or a world in which Disney really truly DID rule the world? A lot of theories did come up about the set up here, all of which she wrote down.]

the smaller plankton | spongeboy me bob

[onecell]

[i swear to god im just doing this so ardyn can have a sample i would never subject any game to 2 planktons]

B

[There's no such thing as free time when your only objective is complete and total domination of everything and everyone around you. Fortunately for the rest of the city, today is one of Sheldon's self-proclaimed off days, which means rather than actively attempt to destroy all who oppose him he's instead taking the time to get to know his future citizens. The citizens he is going to be ruling over. The citizens who will be entirely loyal to him. Etc.

Also just trying to get a feel for how easy this whole seizing power thing will actually be. It's good to know what you're up against.

So he's just standing in the middle of a pavilion, flagging down (or, more accurately, attempting to flag down) literally any passerby that gets within several feet of him. He's got a good front going, the whole smile and pleasant demeanor sort of shtick that people like this usually fall for. They'll never suspect a thing.]

Greetings, feeble-minded citizen! On a scale of one to ten, how positively do you feel about a charming and competent ruler seizing control of and enslaving your entire pathetic town?

Re: the smaller plankton | spongeboy me bob

[accursedking]

[The park isn't exactly something Ardyn is used to. Sure, he's somewhat used to the joyous atmosphere having gone to balls in his long forgotten past, and witnessed many Choco-Mog Carnivals' in his time but this is really something else. It's loud, boisterous, and vaguely irritating. Visiting every park seemed too pointless considering Ardyn didn't exactly trust this place yet. It seems happy-go-lucky but he knows there's almost always a catch.

Deciding to take a break, although he didn't actually need it, he walks into one of the many pavilions that he sees. As he strides along he can vaguely hear a voice prattling on and on about something or another. He doesn't really focus in on it until it becomes louder, aaaaaand because his boot almost comes down on the speaker. Ya'll mind if I S T E P?

Ardyn raises an eyebrow looking down on this......being. Seizing control of and enslaving a town? At his size and in this economy? Not likely Plankton. Well, he figures he could amuse himself by playing around with this thing. There's not much else to do at the moment. ]

A ten of course! It is wonderful of you to survey the people on this for me, stranger! Charming and competent, Ah! Who else could it be about but myself!

[He gives a smirk and a showy bow, even giving Plankton a tip of his hat.]